Former Stoke City coach Kevin Phillips has revealed that Saido Berahino would walk in late for dinner and happily accept a fine for failing to turn up on time.

But he insisted that was more about the Stoke striker being lethargic than a troublemaker.

And Phillips, who left Stoke City when manager Gary Rowett was sacked earlier this month, has praised Berahino’s rehabilitation under the old management team.

Phillips, who frequently worked one-to-one with Berahino, told talkSPORT listeners: “I make my own mind up when I meet somebody, so it was a clean slate when I went in there and I kind of made Saido a bit of a project.